Xiao Er's repeated words caught Mu Anxiao off guard. She looked at him and smiled helplessly, "Yes, we both know what the other means, why pretend to be foolish? What's the point?" She spread her hands.
"Yes, why pretend to be foolish." Xiao Er intended to agree with Mu Anxiao.
Hearing Xiao Er's reply, meant to stall for time, Mu Anxiao fell silent.
Seeing this, Xiao Er's eyes darted away, "Why aren't you talking anymore?"
"I'm telling you very seriously now," Mu Anxiao lowered her head to look at Xiao Er's still tightly held single hand, "I'm going to find A'chu."
"No, A'chu said, it's not allowed..."
"I know what A'chu said, that's this. Just tell me, is A'chu still in that room?" Mu Anxiao deliberately interrupted Xiao Er.
Xiao Er's eyes darted away again.
Seeing Xiao Er's obviously evasive gaze, Mu Anxiao also realized her guess was definitely correct. "You don't want to say." She chose to feign ignorance, trying to break free from Xiao Er's grasp.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Er had no intention of letting go. "I'm just a waiter here, please be understanding," he said, putting on a pitiable appearance.
Mu Anxiao scoffed, "I have something important to do, can you be understanding of me?"
"You..."
"Since you're unwilling to say, I'll find her myself." Mu Anxiao knew that this waiter would only spout nonsense, so to avoid wasting time, she intended to distance herself from him. She believed he would understand her words.
"When you find her, don't say you met me." Xiao Er indeed understood Mu Anxiao's words and also intended to distance himself from her.
Mu Anxiao nodded.
Xiao Er breathed a sigh of relief and shifted his gaze to Feng Qishi's face, "..." He wanted to see Feng Qishi's response.
"Don't worry, I won't say," Feng Qishi said, glancing at Mu Anxiao, then at Xiao Er.
Finally, under the 'insistence' of Feng Qishi and Mu Anxiao, Xiao Er released Mu Anxiao. He looked from one to the other and said, "Be careful yourselves." With that, he turned and went back to his business.
After Xiao Er had gone a distance, Feng Qishi looked down at Mu Anxiao, "Do you know where?" he asked curiously.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Xiao Er merging into the crowd, "Wait for me outside in a moment." Then, without giving Feng Qishi a chance to reply, she walked forward based on her memory.
Feng Qishi also knew that he had no ability to change Mu Anxiao's mind, so he could only cooperate and followed Mu Anxiao's pace.
Instantly.
Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi stopped outside A'chu's room. However, what made Mu Anxiao puzzled was that besides the surrounding noise, there was absolutely no sound from the room. It was even quiet, as if no one was there.
Facing such a situation, Mu Anxiao's nerves tightened, and she frowned.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao's profile and asked, "What's going on?" his voice very low.
Mu Anxiao put her index finger to her lips and 'shushed', then gently pushed the door, discovering... there was someone inside.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi frowned slightly, "..." He dared not speak, just stared at Mu Anxiao's profile.
Mu Anxiao thought for a moment, then turned to Feng Qishi and whispered, "Back up." She barely made a sound.
Feng Qishi understood what she meant from the movement of her lips. "Be careful," he said, stepping back a few paces.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi, who had deliberately moved away from her, took a deep breath, then turned back to the paper window emitting light, "A'chu, are you there?" she asked, gently knocking on the door.
Inside the room.
The dirty-faced man sitting opposite A'chu at the table was startled, and then hurriedly glanced towards the door.
A'chu, however, remained unfazed, calmly watching the dirty-faced man opposite her who didn't say a word and wouldn't let her speak, frowning.
Outside the room, hearing no sound from within, Mu Anxiao continued her previous actions.
Inside.
The dirty-faced man finally couldn't stand it, "Who is it?" he said angrily, standing up.
Mu Anxiao heard the dirty-faced man's anger and said, "Brother, I'm here to deliver tea." As she spoke, she summoned a teapot and deliberately placed it against the paper window, "See?"
The dirty-faced man, looking at the teapot printed on the window paper, was stunned and called out, "There's tea." Then he smiled at A'chu.
A'chu, worried about the dirty-faced man losing control of his emotions, gave a polite smile in return.
"The tea must be cold by now, right?" Mu Anxiao added.
However, the dirty-faced man thought Mu Anxiao would leave after his response. Who knew... she was so persistent. Especially hearing her words, his anger flared up, "Can't you understand what people are saying?" he said, walking towards the door, circling the table and chairs.
Outside the door, Mu Anxiao clearly heard the sound of the dirty-faced man striding towards them and smirked, stepping back.
A'chu stood up at the same time the dirty-faced man moved towards the door.
The next moment.
Just as Mu Anxiao expected, the dirty-faced man flung the door open, "What are you doing?" he asked angrily, glaring at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao, pretending to be surprised, looked at the dirty man in front of her and said, "Young sir, have you fallen into a mud pit?" she said with a smile.
Conversely, the dirty-faced man scanned Mu Anxiao from head to toe and said, "You're not the waiter." Then he tried to close the door.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao hurriedly stuck her foot into the doorframe and said, "I have something to say to A'chu." She raised the teapot.
"You understand the principle of first come, first served, don't you?" the dirty-faced man said, his eyes wide. "The fairy is mine, I won't let you approach her."
"Fairy?" Mu Anxiao scoffed. "She's just an ordinary person, what fairy? You're ridiculous." After saying that, she used her magic... and struggled with the dirty-faced man.
The dirty-faced man pushed the door with all his might, his entire face turning red.
Just then, A'chu walked behind the dirty-faced man and said, "What are you doing?"
Hearing this, the dirty-faced man deflated, then turned to look at A'chu, saying aggrievedly, "A'chu, you promised to keep me company."
"..." A'chu couldn't stand the dirty-faced man's demeanor. She cleared her throat, looked at Mu Anxiao, and was startled, "It's you." She walked past the dirty-faced man and stood opposite Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao smiled, "I have something to tell you."
"Where is Xiao Er?" A'chu remembered her instructions to Xiao Er and was somewhat angry.
Mu Anxiao knew A'chu would react this way and had naturally prepared a response. "It's crowded downstairs, I squeezed my way in," she said, glancing at the dirty-faced man and laughing. "I didn't expect you to truly fall so low." Then she fixed her gaze on A'chu again.
A'chu's eyes darkened, and she said, "I'm still busy now. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it tomorrow." As she spoke, she leaned on the door.